Econometrica, Inc.

Econometrica, Inc., a research and management consulting firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) providing program evaluation, data analytics, economic analysis, and technical advisory services to civilian federal agencies under GSA Schedule contracts, indefinite-delivery vehicles, and cooperative-agreement grants. The firm is a small business that competes across full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside vehicles; roughly 40% of recent prime awards carry Total Small Business designations, with the remainder unrestricted. Econometrica holds a broad federal footprint spanning 63 distinct agencies, but customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services accounts for 31 awards and $1.27 billion in combined potential value — 62% of the firm's $2.04 billion total pipeline — followed distantly by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with 27 awards and $171.5 million.

Econometrica's capability portfolio centers on healthcare program evaluation and payment systems work at CMS, housing policy analysis and public housing operations support at HUD, and cross-agency analytics and regulatory-impact assessments. Representative work includes a $14.98 million Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order from CMS for Measure and Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) program support — value-incentives and quality-reporting appeals — running through August 2029 under the MIDS 2 IDV; a $12.9 million Total Small Business delivery order from CMS for national implementation of Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Medicare Shared Savings Program, awarded in June 2026 and running through May 2031; and a $2.5 million definitive contract from HUD's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research for evaluation of the Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program, awarded January 2026 and completing August 2028. At HUD, Econometrica routinely executes public-housing-voucher-program operational work, including a $1.4 million single-award IDV for PEL appeal reviews and operating-fund calculations supporting housing authorities in New York and New Orleans, and a $2.5 million delivery order for assessment of capital needs in public housing.

Econometrica's vehicle position is anchored in the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (58 task orders, $99.9 million combined potential value) and the OASIS+ Total Small Business set-aside IDIQ awarded December 2024 with a five-year base and one five-year option running through December 2029. The firm also holds a $30 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (labeled as "Chief Financial Officer" OCFO in the source) for planning, analysis, and evaluation services; a $2.18 million single-award BPA with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for data reporting and management; and a $21 million multiple-award BPA with the International Development Finance Corporation for financial modeling and advisory services. CMS has awarded Econometrica the MIDS 2 IDV (parent vehicle for multiple delivery orders). Federal Transit Administration issued a $1.25 million delivery order under MAS for multi-site evaluation of the Statewide Grants and Restrictions formula program, awarded September 2024 and completing September 2026. Smaller vehicles include a single-award IDV with SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) for partial small business work, and a Traffic Records IDIQ under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Activity trajectory shows modest year-over-year variation — 6 awards in 2022, 9 in 2023, 15 in 2024, then 5 each in 2025 and 2026 — reflecting the front-heavy nature of large, multi-year CMS and HUD awards rather than deal volume volatility. Twelve awards with combined potential value of $42.4 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure concentrated in CMS and HUD domains. The firm's sub-engagement footprint is minimal: SCI-reportable data across prime contracts show an average sub-hours share of 9% and 23 named subcontractors. Econometrica also reports five sub awards at prime contractors Sikich CPA LLC, The Johns Hopkins University, and Neil Hoosier & Associates; these include DoD Office of Inspector General audit support for the United States Transportation Command and Defense Security Cooperation Agency financial statements, and a naturalistic driving study sub role with Johns Hopkins for NHTSA.

Federal grant work concentrates on HUD cooperative agreements under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259), with five cooperative-agreement awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Public and Indian Housing Office dating from 2021 through December 2024, providing technical assistance, training, and capacity building for state and local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofits implementing HUD affordable-housing and community-development programs. Econometrica also holds a cooperative agreement from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office for training and technical assistance for the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (awarded August 2021, completing September 2030).

Service Contract Inventory reporting shows SCI-captured invoiced revenue of $33.4 million across FY2022–FY2024 ($10 million in FY2022, $9.9 million in FY2023, $13.5 million in FY2024), with federal government-paid hourly rates on prime contracts ranging from a 10th percentile of $136.58/hr to a median of $167.13/hr and a 90th percentile of $255.86/hr. Across those same fiscal years, the SCI dataset shows roughly 31–38 FTEs delivered on reportable prime contracts, with a modest sub-engagement averaging 9% of total contractor hours. GSA Schedule labor offerings span 57 categories from Administrative Assistant ($55.30/hr, high school equivalent) through Subject Matter Expert I ($445.68/hr, PhD), with no security-cleared positions offered; the portfolio reflects standard consulting-support economics with senior staff (12+ years experience, master's degree) pricing in the $260–$280/hr range.

Econometrica, Inc. is a private research and management consulting firm committed to providing high quality, cost-effective analyses, statistical and modeling, and economic evaluations for clients in the private and public sectors.